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Graphic abortion display on Campus: Why they’re here and what students think about it

Darvin Nelson, General Assignment Reporter Feb 11, 2020

Organizations like the Canadian Center for Bio-ethical Reform (CCBR) have held anti-abortion demonstrations at UNF before. The CCBR is an educational human rights organization that is against abortion....

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SDS speaks on why they attended Madeleine Albright’s lecture

Hayley Simonson Feb 7, 2020

On Wednesday night, three UNF students protested the appearance of former Secretary of State, Madeleine K. Albright. “If you pluck the feathers off a chicken one at a time, no one will notice,”...

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Photo credit Dan Parker.

“Administration is not doing enough”: SDS speaks on neo-Nazis, campus preachers, and activism

Courtney Green, News Editor Nov 22, 2019

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) is a student-led activist group on campus. They campaign around equity and social justice on campus, tackling big issues like racism and LGBT rights. From a standpoint...

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“No Trump! No KKK! No Fascist USA!”: Students for a Democratic Society hold anti-neo-Nazi speakout

Ethan Mclaughlin, Reporter Nov 21, 2019

“No Trump! No KKK! No Fascist USA!”  The Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) held a speakout protesting the presence of neo-Nazis on UNF campus. At the speakout, there were poetry readings,...

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A neo-Nazi flyer next to what appears to be a UNF pre-law program poster.

Students publicly condemn Neo-Nazi propaganda

Morgan Holbrook, Staff Reporter Nov 8, 2019

Earlier this week, Spinnaker published a story about alleged neo-Nazi propaganda being placed around campus. It didn’t take long for one well-known student group to release a statement, taking a stance...

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UNF SDS at protest in D.C. Courtesy of Michela Martinazzi

UNF responds to a letter from the Students for a Democratic Society

Lianna Norman, News Editor Mar 7, 2019

The Students for a Democratic Society have been anything but quiet on UNF campus. Their latest rally immediately followed an unanswered letter sent to the office of President David Szymanski, regarding...

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SDS marches to the President's Office and held their rally, even though it was raining.

SDS hosts rally advocating for rights of immigrants

Jay Mafela Feb 22, 2019

While the rainy weather kept most students indoors, it didn't stop some students from stepping out to the green to spread their message to others. The Students for a Democratic Society held a rally...

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Gathering of attendees at Black Lives Matter rally listening to guest speaker speak.

UNF SDS holds a Blacks Lives Matter rally to stand against racial injustice and police brutality

Jessica May, Khorri Newton, and Heydi Ortiz Sep 27, 2018

Students gathered on the Green on Wednesday, Sept. 26 for a Black Lives Matter rally hosted by the Students for a Democratic Society. The event was hosted as a means of standing against social and racial...

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UNF SDS drops banner recognizing victims of police brutality

UNF SDS drops banner recognizing victims of police brutality

Joseph Girouard Sep 19, 2018

On Monday afternoon, Students for a Democratic Society revealed a banner in Alumni Square displaying victim names of police brutality.  [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_fyia59z5o[/embedyt] The...

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No Nazis at UNF counter protest planned for Monday

No Nazis at UNF counter protest planned for Monday

Alexandra Torres-Perez Nov 17, 2017

UPDATE 11/19 @ 8:01 p.m.:  The protests will now take place at Alumni Hall at 8:30 a.m. Ken Parker's disciplinary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. CORRECTION: SDS is not the organizer of this rally,...

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Ken Parker was suspended from UNF after posting this photo on social media.

SDS reacts to Nazi student photo

Alexandra Torres-Perez Nov 15, 2017

UNF student and former KKK Grand Dragon Ken Parker posted a photo of himself holding a rifle in the comments of a Spinnaker Facebook story. Accompanying the photo was this comment from Parker: "Let SDS...

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Facebook comments lead to at least one class being cancelled

Pierce Turner, Alex Wilson, and Tiffany Salameh Nov 14, 2017

  Despite President Delaney’s request for students and faculty to remain calm, at least one professor cancelled class in response to a perceived threat from Ken Parker’s social media...

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